From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[23 October 1828]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.10
Summary:
A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].
Translation of JH's article Light begun. Publisher is in Paris. Gives name of collaborator as [P. F.] Verhulst. Has heard of others translating JH's work. As director of Brussels observatory, AQ needs best works of astronomy. Would JH help?